Enrollment
131
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACE PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 180017202604
ACE Preparatory Academy
5326 Hillside Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220 · (317) 744-9847 · Marion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
111 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
22.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACE Preparatory Academy
ACE Preparatory Academy's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACE Preparatory Academy this school | 131 | 84.7% | 25.9% |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech Merrillville | 259 | 79.5% | 11.1% |
| Louis B Russell Jr School 48 Indianapolis | 274 | 79.2% | 14.2% |
| Joshua Academy Evansville | 254 | 76.0% | 24.8% |
| Allegiant Preparatory Academy Indianapolis | 166 | 68.7% | 21.9% |
| Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc Indianapolis | 247 | 73.7% | 14.2% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACE Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #774 of 983 | #61 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #846 of 986 | #84 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #810 of 986 | #67 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #1,048 of 1,079 | #154 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #22 of 1,058 | #10 of 152 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-30 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 131 | 12 | 10.9:1 | 85% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 8 | 14.6:1 | 78% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 15 | 9.9:1 | 82% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 10 | 16.1:1 | 68% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 4.1 | 19.8:1 | 79% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACE Preparatory Academy.
About ACE Preparatory Academy
The public elementary school ACE Preparatory Academy is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 131 students. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 70% below that mark.
ACE Preparatory Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
Black students are 79% of those enrolled at ACE Preparatory Academy. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% White. In Marion County overall, about 27% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 12 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. Of all students at ACE Preparatory Academy, 85% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Marion County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, ACE Preparatory Academy lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 15.6% for ACE Preparatory Academy. The school posts 25.9%, 10.3 points above the prediction.
In Marion County, home to about 975,809 people, the median household earns about $66,346 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. ACE Preparatory Academy shares Marion County with 273 other public schools.
Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School is about 0.3 miles from ACE Preparatory Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around ACE Preparatory Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 53.9% proficiency; ACE Preparatory Academy posts 25.9%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. ACE Preparatory Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 131, down from 161 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.1 to 10.9 over 4 years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at ACE Preparatory Academy. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About ACE Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend ACE Preparatory Academy?
ACE Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 131 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does ACE Preparatory Academy serve?
ACE Preparatory Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does ACE Preparatory Academy have?
ACE Preparatory Academy employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at ACE Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at ACE Preparatory Academy are roughly 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 79% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is ACE Preparatory Academy in?
ACE Preparatory Academy is part of ACE Preparatory Academy.
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